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Gisele Bündchen

Gisele BŸndchen's photoGETTY

Nationality:
Brazilian
Birthday:
July 20, 1980
Born in:
Tres de Maio, Horizontina, Rio Grande do Sul
Lives now:
New York, NY
Agencies:
IMG
Known for:
My hair, my breasts, my legs
Status:
Cover girl, established, sexy girl
Dated:
Tom Brady, Leonardo DiCaprio, Chris Evans, Kelly Slater, Josh Hartnett, Vikram Chatwal, Scott Barnhill
Friends with:
Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosia, Andrés Velencoso, Caroline Ribeiro, Fernanda Tavares, Karolina Kurkova
Feuding with:
Bar Refaeli (over Leonardo DiCaprio 2006)
Model turned…
Hotelier (Palladium Executive), designer (Ipanema Gisele Bündchen, with Grendene, 2007), actress (The Devil Wears Prada, 2006; Taxi, 2004)
Interests:
Beach volleyball, surfing

Career

British Vogue, 2001

Jul 20, 1980
Born in Três de Maio, Brazil, five minutes before twin sister, Patrícia
1994
Discovered by an Elite modeling scout
1995
Wins second place in Elite Look of the Year contest
Sep 1996
Debuts at the spring Dolce & Gabbana, Giorgio Armani, and Alexander McQueen shows in Milan and Paris
Aug 1998
Featured on cover of British Vogue
Dec 1998
Appears on cover of i-D
1999
Earns nickname “Boobs from Brazil”
Jan 1999
Appears on cover of W
May 1999
Featured on second cover of W
Aug 1999
Appears on cover of Harper’s Bazaar
Aug 1999
Appears on covers of British Vogue and French Vogue
Sep 1999
Opens the spring Carolina Herrera and Yves Saint Laurent shows in New York and Paris
Sep 1999
Closes the spring Calvin Klein, Prada, and Valentino shows in New York, Milan, and Paris
Nov 1999
Featured on the cover of Vogue
Dec 1999
Wins VH1/Vogue Supermodel of the Year award
2000
Begins dating actor Leonardo DiCaprio
2000
Signs a contract with Victoria’s Secret Video »
Sep 2000
Opens the spring Anna Sui show in New York
Feb 2000
Closes the fall John Galliano and Valentino shows in Paris
Sep 2000
Named “Most Beautiful Woman in the World” by Rolling Stone, also appears on the cover
Oct 2000
Closes the spring Valentino show in Paris
Dec 2000
Appears on the cover of British Arena
2001
Appears in the Pirelli calendar
2001
Officially retires from the catwalk
Feb 2002
Appears in Italian Vogue editorial, photographed by Paolo Roversi
Mar 2002
Changes her mind and returns to the runway, opening the fall Christian Dior show in Paris
Sep 2002
Opens the spring Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Dolce & Gabbana, Christian Dior, and Valentino shows in New York, Milan, and Paris
Sep 2002
Closes the spring Valentino show in Paris
Nov 14, 2002
Ambushed on the Victoria’s Secret catwalk in New York by PETA activists waving “Gisele: Fur Scum” signs
2003
David Sims photographs Bündchen for the Balenciaga spring ad campaign
2003
Becomes the face of Christian Dior, photographed by Nick Knight
2003
Appears in television commercials for CrediCard Video »
Sep 2003
Opens and closes the spring Marc Jacobs show in New York
2004
Appears in a Nivea commercial Video »
Feb 2004
Opens and closes the fall Marc Jacobs show in New York
Mar 2004
Opens the fall Christian Dior show in Paris
2004
Mario Testino photographs Bündchen for Valentino
Sep 2004
Featured on the cover of Vogue, alongside Hana Soukupova, Liya Kebede, and other top models
Oct 8, 2004
Co-stars in the film Taxi as Vanessa, a bank robber, with Jimmy Fallon
2005
Ranks #1 on Forbes’s list of the “World’s Sexiest Supermodels”
2005
Chosen with Leonardo DiCaprio by People magazine as the “Most Beautiful Couple of the World”
2005
Renews contract with Valentino
2005
Breaks up with Leonardo DiCaprio
2005
Stars in St. John’s fall campaign, photographed by Mario Testino
2006
Becomes the sole face of Louis Vuitton, photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott
2006
Face of Vogue eyewear campaign titled “Gisele Plays with Vogue” Video »
2006
Ranks #1 on E!’s World’s Sexiest Supermodels program
2006
Signs a deal with Victoria’s Secret for a reported $25 million
Jun 30, 2006
Appears in The Devil Wears Prada as a Vogue editor Video »
Jul 2006
Linked briefly with surfer Kelly Slater
Jul 2006
Signs fragrance contract with Dolce & Gabbana's latest scent, The One Video »
Dec 2006
Linked briefly with actor Josh Hartnett
2007
Face of the new “Get a Mac” commercials Video »
2007
Turns down offer to co-host Project Runway with Heidi Klum
Jan 2007
Starts dating New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady
Feb 2007
Returns to the catwalk in Milan, opening the Dolce & Gabbana show in six-inch metal-spiked heels and metal corset
Mar 2007
Launches a sandal collection called Ipanema Gisele Bündchen
May 2007
Named by Time magazine as one of the “100 Most Influential People in the World”
May 2007
Plans to launch lingerie line with H&M;
May 2007
Ends Victoria’s Secret relationship, reportedly due to a salary dispute
Jul 2007
Sends Brady’s pregnant ex, Brigitte Moynahan, a gift basket of designer baby clothes
Jul 2007
Befriends Bono; signs on to star in an upcoming U2 music video
Jul 2007
Opens the 60th-Anniversary Christian Dior couture show in Paris Video »
Jul 12, 2007
Named the world’s highest-paid model by Forbes, having made a reported $33 million in the past year
Aug 2007
Reportedly signs on to act in the upcoming film Angels & Demons
Sep 2007
Featured on the cover of Vanity Fair’s style issue, photographed by Mario Testino
Oct 2007
Appears on the covers of French Vogue and British Harper's Bazaar
2008
Replaces Kate Moss and Catherine McNeil as the sole face of Versace, photographed by Mario Testino
Mar 2008
Appears on the cover of British Harper's Bazaar
Apr 2008
Featured on the cover of Vogue alongside NBA superstar LeBron James for the annual shape issue Story »
Apr 30, 2008
Named the world’s highest-paid model by Forbes, having made a reported $35 million in the past year Story »
Jul 2008
Featured on the cover of GQ, photographed by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin
Jul 2008
Featured on the cover of V in tattered, assless shorts, photographed by Mario Testino
2008
Appears in Aquascutum fall ad campaign with Jamie Dornan
Aug 2008
Appears in Vogue editorial, photographed by David Sims
Sep 2008
Featured on the covers of Spanish Vogue and Arena
Oct 15, 2008
Auctions off her jewelry collection to benefit a nonprofit organization that empowers African diamond-mining countries

Quoted

“I am not used to doing naked shoots but when you trust the photographer and the crew, you know it won't be vulgar.”

Vogue UK.com

“When you go to Brazil, you feel at home, welcome. It's not like going to England, where no one looks at you.”

Style.com (July 16, 2007)

“I'm a workaholic. I've been doing my job for a long time.”

AskMen.com

“If they knew me they’d know I’m a goofball!”

Access Hollywood, 2005

“I’m a tomboy. I don’t really wear make-up or do my hair.”

Access Hollywood, 2005

“Today, no one is a virgin when they get married. To prohibit condoms is ridiculous, just think of all the diseases transmitted without them. How is it possible to not want people to use condoms and also not have abortions? It's impossible, I'm sorry.”

Associated Press Online (June 6, 2007)

“Everybody knows the standard for models is to be thin, but you can't generalize and say that all models are anorexic.”

Associated Press Worldstream (January 20, 2007)

“I’ve always been in serious relationships. I meet someone and date him for a long period. I don’t sit there thinking, like, “I wonder if I can seduce that guy.” I have other things in my mind.”

GQ magazine

“Do you think [salary]’s important to me? Look, this is my job. I take pictures. There is no big deal.”

GQ magazine

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